Photochemical on-demand production of hydrogen peroxide in a modular flow reactor
Thomas Freese, Jelmer T. Meijer, Matteo Miola, Paolo P. Pescarmona, Ben L. Feringa
Abstract
Hydrogen peroxide (H 2 O 2 ) is a green oxidant and potential energy carrier. Using iron oxide nanoparticles in a photo-flow reactor, an improved H 2 O 2 production of >14× over batch conditions was obtained, achieving solutions of 0.02 wt% H 2 O 2 .
Topics & Concepts
Hydrogen peroxideModular designProduction (economics)PhotochemistryFlow (mathematics)ChemistryHydrogen productionEnvironmental scienceHydrogenOrganic chemistryMechanicsComputer sciencePhysicsEconomicsMacroeconomicsOperating systemInnovative Microfluidic and Catalytic Techniques InnovationWater Quality Monitoring and Analysis